Obituaries
Herbert "Herb" Owen
Apr 30, 2022
Herbert (Herb) Taylor Owen, 74, of Birmingham, AL, went home to be with his Lord on April 30, 2022.
Herb was born on May 30, 1947 in Richmond, VA, and attended Varina High School, graduating in 1965. He then attended Bob Jones University, and received a bachelor’s degree and a...
Rev. James Connelly, Jr
Apr 29, 2022
The Rev. James R. Connelly, Jr., 89, formerly of Lexington, SC died on April 29, 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. A Native of Sumter, SC, he was a graduate of Newberry College (1954) and Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (1957). During his ministry, Pastor Connelly served as Mission Developer and first Called Pastor of Gethsemane Lutheran, Columbia, SC;...
Kenneth Ashworth
Apr 29, 2022
July 24, 1959 – April 29, 2022 Kenneth Ray Ashworth, of Shannon, Alabama received God's Healing from a brief battle with cancer on April 29, 2022, at the age of 62.
Kenneth was a member of First Baptist Church of Shannon. Kenneth worked for 18 years with the Jefferson County Public...
Mary Dodd
Apr 27, 2022
On April 27, 2022, Mary Ann Dodd of Bessemer, Alabama, a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother went to be with the Lord. Mary was born on February 1, 1946 in Fairhope, Alabama to William and Louis Campbell. Mary was a member of Southcrest Baptist Church. Mary was a retiree of the Hoover Board of Education where...
Walton Hamner
Apr 27, 2022
Walton Hamner Of McCalla, AL, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the age of 89. Born in Arley, AL in 1932, Walton married Iris Underwood Hamner in 1952 and enjoyed more than 62 years of marriage until her death in 2014. Walton retired after 35 years of service with US Steel Corp in Fairfield, AL...
Vickie Hodge
Apr 23, 2022
Vickie Hodge passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022. She was a loving mother, wife and sister.
She was born in Geraldine and grew up in Sylacauga. She graduated from Sylacauga High School and then moved to Birmingham. There, she met her husband, John Hodge. They wed in Sylacauga and resided in Birmingham, where...
John Wittig
Apr 23, 2022
John Wittig passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022. Born in New York City in 1939, John graduated from Bronx Science High School at 16 and embarked on a journey through academia that would end with his retirement from UAB 60 years later. Along the way John was shaped by his City College of NY ROTC commanding...
George Mauldin
Apr 20, 2022
George Allan Mauldin entered heaven on April 20, 2022. He was preceded by his daughter Kathryn Elizabeth Mauldin, his parents Joseph and Eva Mauldin of Cullman, Alabama, his sister Carolyn Mauldin Stephens of Benton, Tennessee, his infant brother David Mauldin and his grandson, Clay Paxton Mauldin. He is survived by his wife Joyce Ann Ziegler Mauldin, his sons George...
Carolyn Coggin
Apr 17, 2022
Carolyn J. Coggin of Helena, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2022 at the age of 80.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ollie, Father (Hillard), and Mother (Lynda). Survivors include, sons, Lee (Cindy) Coggin of Muskegon, MI, Dow (Megan) Coggin of Birmingham, and Chris (Mary Ann) Coggin of Birmingham, grandchildren, Erin (Shawn) Richardson, Rebekah (Collin) McBride, David (Hannah)...
Kevin Mefford
Apr 15, 2022
When The Angel's Sing by Social Distortion
At last we meet again, dear god When the angels sing The funeral's are nicer, when we know you're there And the angels sing Sometimes I try so hard to understand the things you do Who am I to question you when it all comes down Hear...
Mary Hodges
Apr 8, 2022
Mary Ellen Hodges passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022 at the age of 91. Born in Lafayette, AL, she and her late husband of 57 years, Leonard R. Hodges, lived in Vestavia, AL for many years. She was a member of Lakeside Baptist Church.
Mary is survived by a son, Bobby Hodges (BJ); a niece, Elizabeth Steinfath...
Claire Clements
Apr 7, 2022
Claire Fells Clements, 72, of Montgomery, AL, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 18, 2022, at Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens.
Claire was predeceased by her parents, Howard and Kathleen Fells, and her brothers, Michael and Jimmy Fells. She is survived by her two...
John Smith
Apr 6, 2022
John William Smith, passed away Wednesday April 6, 2022, at the age of 88, He was proceeded in death by his parents, Lester Smith and Clara Ryan (Smith) Emond, Daughter Angie Ruddick, brother Vancil Smith, and Sister Christine Smith. John is survived by his wife of 58 years, Madge smith, daughter Susan (Wayne) Hill) and Grandchildren Jordan Pelkey, Nick Hill, Rachel Hill, and DJ Rudick. John...
Harriet Jackson
Apr 5, 2022
Jackson, Harriet Anderson of Birmingham, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at age 83. She grew up in Birmingham and, after getting married at age 16, Moved to Long Beach, California where her husband, Jimmy “JJ,” served in the U. S. Navy four years. They remained on the West Coast 11 years before returning to Alabama and settling in Forestdale,...
Christine Battles
Apr 5, 2022
Christine M. Battles of McCalla, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at the age of 89. She is survived by a son, Robert Battles; and her grandchildren, Michael and Misty, Malia and Steven, Onna and Joe, and Zander and Bridgette.
A graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Jefferson Memorial...
Chief Jeffrey Wyatt
Apr 4, 2022
Chief Jeffrey Ray Wyatt, age 49, passed away on April 4, 2022, in McCalla, AL. Jeff was born on November 29, 1972, to Harvey O’Neal and Joan Wyatt and was raised in Bessemer, AL. He served as a volunteer firefighter for McAdory Fire from 1988-2006, earning the title of Volunteer Fire Chief. He then completed recruit school in 2006...
Robert "Steve" Peoples
Apr 3, 2022
Robert Stephen Peoples, 67, passed away Sunday, April 3 at his home in Helena. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jan Bearden Peoples and his parents Earl and Lillie Peoples. Steve is survived by his daughter, Shannon White (Joey) of Helena and his son, Joel Lee Peoples of Helena. He was “Pop” to his four grandchildren....
Margaret Gornati
Apr 3, 2022
GORNATI, MARGARET of Hoover, AL passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at the age of 88. She was preceded in death by her parents, Claudia and John Hanebrink of St Louis, MO; sister Elizabeth (Betty) Hanebrink, sister Fran Hanebrink, brother Joe Hanebrink (Teddy), daughter in-law, Michelle Gornati and nephew, Tommy Hanebrink. Margaret is survived by...
Lauren George
Apr 2, 2022
Lauren Michelle George (“LG”) age 28 peacefully entered her eternal home on April 2, 2022. She is reunited with her maternal grandfather Charles Grady Martin, maternal grandmother Vivian Estelle Martin, paternal grandfather Charles Woodrow George and a multitude of dear friends who tragically passed before her. Lauren leaves a legacy of love and is survived by her mother and...
Audrey Glancey Barovechio
Apr 2, 2022
Audrey Glancey Triche Barovechio, 89, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Hoover, Alabama where she resided for the last four and half years. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 6, 1932, to Burnett and Eva Glancey and raised in Algiers, Louisiana by Roy and Camille Durgin. She is preceded...
